黄色人

Japanese

Kanji in this term
黄 色 人
こう
Grade: 2 		しょく
Grade: 2 		じん
Grade: 1
kan'on
Alternative spelling
黃色人 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

黄色(こうしょく) (kōshoku, “yellow color”) + 人(じん) (-jin, “person”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) こーしょくじん [kòóshókúꜜjìǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːɕo̞kɯ̟ʑĩɴ]

Noun

黄(こう)色(しょく)人(じん) • (kōshokujin) ←くゎうしょくじん (kwausyokuzin)?

  1. a "yellow person"; a mongoloid
    Synonyms: 黄色人種 (ōshoku jinshu), 黄人 (kōjin), モンゴロイド (mongoroido), 蒙古人種 (Mōko jinshu)
    Coordinate terms: 黒人 (kokujin), 白人 (hakujin)

See also

  • 色(いろ)人(びと) (irobito)
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